March 8, 2009
Tearing A Newborn From His Mother’s Breast

Posted at 4:41 pm, in: Barack Obama, Economy, Foreign Relations

Breaking Barack Obama of his teleprompter habit is proving harder than tearing a newborn away from his mother’s breast:

The Czar of the Teleprompter: that might come to be known as a revealing nickname for Barack Obama, and I think I like it the best—especially since I thought of it. After all, being called The Czar of the Telestrator has sure given NBA televison analyst Mike Fratello some panache.
Anyway, as this story in Politico notes, the smartest and most eloquent man ever to roam the halls of the West Wing goes nowhere—and is nothing—without his teleprompter.

(H/T: Jim Lakeley). For a man whose highest compliment is how well he speaks, this is quite frightening. If only the teleprompter could tell him how to fix the economy and deal with foreign enemies. Scratch that, if it could just tell him how to deal with our allies, I might have some hope.